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This is basically what drives the economy (lemmy.world)
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[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Which gift cards are those?

I've never heard of that being something you would purchase.

I could only see it existing if I had a $1.00 gift card to the dollar store. Because nothing costs a dollar at the dollar store anymore.

[–] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ikea where I live (Poland) does that. You have to spend at least 0,01 PLN yourself, even if it means not using the entire amount of the gift card that was available

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

That's crazy. That sounds like it should not be legal.

Why not just require they spend $200 to use a gift card? That way the store either keeps the $50 gift card in cash on the books, or they make $250 in sales.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Kinda sounds like they require a link to your finances, so you can't do anonymous online purchases.